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Government by the Pizza Slice

The feds say they need another year to dictate useless calorie counts.

July 12, 2015 6:44 p.m. ET

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday delayed rules requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus to help you make the hard call between a Whopper and double cheeseburger. The agency ordered more than it could eat, and it’s up to adults in Congress to fix the mess.

The rules, mandated by the Affordable Care Act, require businesses with more than 20 locations to overhaul menus to include calorie information for each item; grocery stores offering prepared foods are also on the hook. They now have until December...